Kerala: One dies after consuming spurious liquor

TNN | Jun 28, 2019, 10.39 PM IST

KOZHIKODE: One person was killed and two others were hospitalised on Friday night, reportedly after consuming spurious liquor. The deceased was identified as Kolamban (65) of Chembiri tribal settlement in Kodenchery grama panchayat.

Two others who consumed the spurious liquor along with Kolamban are undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital. Those undergoing treatment are Narayanan and Gopalan, hailing from Palakkal in Kodenchery. All the three were labourers of Koyappathodi estate.

According to police, they were informed of the incident around 10pm on Friday. On getting information, a group of officials visited the spot to collect samples of the liquor.

The police said that they would be able to confirm the actual cause of the death only after chemical analysis of the sample.